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Old 04-24-2024, 10:19 AM
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Headlights - stock or upgrade?

One side of my car's headlights is no longer sealed as I see moisture inside the lenses. Should I just get a stock replacement ones or upgrade to LEDs or some other type of lights? I do not need any fancy looks but a quick search on RockAuto didn't yield any stock replacement headlights. I also do not ride the car at night so not really concerned about the brightness. It is a weekend cruiser.
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get stock replacements or upgrade stock replacements(silverstar or whatever that stock upgrade was)
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Re: Headlights - stock or upgrade?

Originally Posted by drabina
One side of my car's headlights is no longer sealed as I see moisture inside the lenses. Should I just get a stock replacement ones or upgrade to LEDs or some other type of lights? I do not need any fancy looks but a quick search on RockAuto didn't yield any stock replacement headlights. I also do not ride the car at night so not really concerned about the brightness. It is a weekend cruiser.


https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...amp+bulb,11701
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Thanks. I found it after I posted here. I was looking under "Headlight assembly" section which didn't have anything. Then found the "Bulb section".
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Any auto parts store will still have them on the shelf. Buying them local gives you the chance to inspect them for damage or defects. And you can be sure you get a well matched pair, took me three stores to find a pair of high beams that where one wasn't old enough to have birthed the other.
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Any auto parts store will still have them on the shelf. Buying them local gives you the chance to inspect them for damage or defects. And you can be sure you get a well matched pair, took me three stores to find a pair of high beams that where one wasn't old enough to have birthed the other.
I bought them off Amazon. Got the standard replacements (not the long life or extra bright) as I only drive the car during the day. They were very inexpensive at $28 for all four. That compared to $460 for a single headlight for my wife's car.
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